Table Of Contents - Yamaha YPT255 Owner's Manual

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We recommend that you read this manual carefully so that you can fully take advantage of the
advanced and convenient functions of the instrument.
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Contents
About the Manuals................................................ 5
Included Accessories............................................ 5
Setting Up
Panel Controls and Terminals
Setting Up
Power Requirements .......................................... 12
Using the music rest ........................................... 13
Connecting Headphones (sold separately) or
External Audio Equipment ............................. 13
Connecting a Footswitch to the [SUSTAIN] jack.. 13
Turning the Power On/Off................................... 13
Auto Power Off Function .................................... 14
Setting the Volume ............................................. 14
Selecting an EQ Setting for the Best Sound....... 14
Display Items and Basic Operations
Display Items ...................................................... 15
Basic Operations ................................................ 15
Reference
Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices
Selecting a Voice................................................ 16
Fun Sounds ........................................................ 16
Playing the "Grand Piano" .................................. 16
Using the Metronome ......................................... 17
Playing with enhanced, more spacious sound
(Ultra-Wide Stereo)........................................ 17
Applying Effects to the Sound ............................ 17
Playing Styles
Style Variations-Sections ................................. 19
Changing the Tempo .......................................... 19
Chord Types for Style Playback ......................... 20
Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary. 21
Playing the keyboard with two persons
(Duo mode)
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Playing Songs
Listening to a Demo Song...................................23
Selecting and Playing Back a Song ....................23
BGM Playback .................................................... 23
Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause ...24
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Changing the Melody Voice ................................24
A-B Repeat..........................................................24
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Turning Each Part On/Off....................................25
Hearing and Experiencing the Sound of the
Chords (Chord Study)
Hear and experience a sound of a single chord..26
Hear and experience basic chord progressions..26
Using the Song Lesson Feature
Listening, Timing and Waiting .............................27
Practicing with Song Lesson ............................... 27
15 Playing an External Audio Device with the
Built-in Speakers
Recording Your Performance
(Phrase Recording)
The Functions
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Backup and Initialization
Backup Parameters.............................................32
Initialization .........................................................32
Appendix
Troubleshooting............................................. 33
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Voice List ........................................................ 34
Drum Kit List .................................................. 36
Song List......................................................... 39
Style List ......................................................... 40
Effect Type List .............................................. 41
Specifications................................................. 42
Index................................................................ 43
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